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Sports Briefs: 09.12.19

An update on Kevin Babington, the rider severely injured at the Hampton Classic, badminton continues in Amagansett Monday nights, and the Amagansett Mile is set for Sept. 21.

The Lineup: 09.12.19

High school sports ramp up, with the Bonac boys and girls volleyball teams at home Thursday and Friday, and the cross-country squads heading to Sunken Meadow State Park on Saturday for the first time this fall.

On the Water: A Fisherman Remembers Gloria

Gloria was a powerful Category 3 storm and had just brought a storm surge of 8 to 12 feet to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, with 125-mile-per-hour wind gusts.

Nature Notes: So Much to Learn

Did you know that according to the Encyclopedia Britannica there are 43 different species of the deer family, Cervidae, worldwide?

Sagaponack’s Consummate Realist

Terry Elkins’s road to the potato barn in Sagaponack where he lives and works has taken many turns. Like the artists John Alexander and Dan Rizzie, Mr. Elkins moved north from Texas. One of the incentives for that move was a chance meeting with Willem de Kooning.

Opinion: New and Renewed at Firestone

What can we learn from the third iteration of Eric Firestone Gallery’s copious exhibition “Montauk Highway,” now on view in East Hampton? Quite a lot, it turns out.

New Scorsese Is a Centerpiece for Film Fest

The Hamptons International Film Festival will screen Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” as its Friday Centerpiece film on Oct. 11, and the festival has announced several other titles that will be featured during its main event over Columbus Day weekend.

East End Eats: A Precocious Joy In Amagansett

When a restaurant has a name like Rosie’s a Love of Fare it is tempting to make cutesy puns and attempt witticisms. I’ll try to restrain myself by just saying that I love Rosie’s. It is different, it is beautiful, and it is reasonable for the quality and creativity of the food. It can, however, be a little like your friend’s delightfully precocious child who has been let loose in a kitchen with dandelion greens (organic!) and a blowtorch.

Deadline Artists

“The Great American Sports Page” has Mike Lupica on the brother of a football-playing fireman killed on 9/11, Robert Lipsyte on Dick Tiger, a boxer with a championship belt and a champion's conscience, and the timeless hyperbole of Grantland Rice.

It's 'Slack Tide' at Duck Creek

On Saturday, the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs will open “Slack Tide,” a group exhibition featuring seven artists who work in a variety of mediums. The term “slack tide” describes a state when little to no tidal movement is detectable.

Fischl Donates Prints for OLA

Eric Fischl has produced a powerful piece of artwork that represents “the madness of the moment,” he said, referring to the immigration crisis at the southern border.

Alec Baldwin to Be Roasted

The actor, philanthropist, podcaster, game show host, and all-round South Fork gadfly will be the subject of the sass and barbs of Robert De Niro, Caitlyn Jenner, Joel McHale, Debra Messing, and others on Comedy Central Sunday.

Bits and Pieces: 09.12.19

A tribute to the composer Jule Styne at Guild Hall, and “Othello” at Bay Street.

Remembering Sept. 11, 2001

A ceremony at the Hook Mill village green on Wednesday evening at 6 will remember the 343 first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A 9/11 memorial will be dedicated in Amagansett at 5 p.m. that day.

State Attorney General on How to Avoid Hurricane Dorian Relief Scams

Hurricane Dorian left much destruction in its wake, and while the urge to help is great, New York State Attorney General Letitia James has offered some tips to ensure that donors are giving to reputable relief organizations. 

Pool at Suffolk Community College Taking Memberships

Membership applications are available for the newly opened pool at Suffolk County Community College's Northampton campus. The competitive-size pool, the East End's largest indoor, heated aquatic facility, is open to the public daily, with evenings and weekend hours. 

Opioid Overdose Prevention Classes Across Suffolk County

Suffolk County officials have scheduled opioid overdose prevention classes across the county over the next month, including in East Hampton on Oct. 7.

Woman Accused in Flanders Shooting Was Victim of Abuse, Her Attorney Says

The woman accused of shooting her child's father inside their Flanders home and then taking off with their 3-year-old, causing police to issue an Amber Alert, was the victim of domestic abuse, her criminal defense attorney claims.